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Boraginaceae
See also Herbal medicines
General information
The genera in the family of Boraginaceae ( Table 1 ) include bluebells, borage, comfrey, and forget-me-nots.
Table 1
Genera of Boraginaceae
| Alkanna (alkanna) |
| Amsinckia (fiddleneck) |
| Anchusa (bugloss) |
| Antiphytum (saucerflower) |
| Argusia (sea rosemary) |
| Asperugo (German-madwort) |
| Borago (borage) |
| Bothriospermum (bothriospermum) |
| Bourreria (strongbark) |
| Brunnera (brunnera) |
| Buglossoides (buglossoides) |
| Carmona (scorpionbush) |
| Cordia (cordia) |
| Cryptantha (cryptantha) |
| Cynoglossum (hound’s tongue) |
| Dasynotus (whitethroat) |
| Echium (vipersbugloss) |
| Ehretia (ehretia) |
| Eritrichium (alpine forget-me-not) |
| Hackelia (stickseed) |
| Harpagonella (grapplinghook) |
| Heliotropium (heliotrope) |
| Lappula (stickseed) |
| Lithospermum (stoneseed) |
| Macromeria (giant-trumpets) |
| Mertensia (bluebells) |
| Myosotis (forget-me-not) |
| Myosotidium (giant forget-me-not) |
| Nonea (monkswort) |
| Omphalodes (navelwort) |
| Onosmodium (marbleseed) |
| Onosma (onosma) |
| Pectocarya (combseed) |
| Pentaglottis (pentaglottis) |
| Plagiobothrys (popcorn flower) |
| Pulmonaria (lungwort) |
| Rochefortia (rochefortia) |
| Symphytum (comfrey) |
| Tiquilia (crinklemat) |
| Tournefortia (soldierbush) |
Cynoglossum officinale
Cynoglossum officinale (hound’s tongue) contains alkaloids with curare-like activity as well as hepatotoxic and carcinogenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which are covered in a separate monograph.
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